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Celebrate National Transfer Student Week

… State wants to celebrate you during National Transfer Student week Oct. 17-21. The week to celebrates transfer students and all the experiences they add to WSU’s classrooms and campus. During this time, transfer students can pick up a meal ticket for a free meal at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) from their college advising center, OneStop, the Office of …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/10/13/celebrate-national-transfer-student-week-2/

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Hidden Figures screening in CAC, featuring women in STEM panel

The Student Activities Council, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, and Feminists on Campus will be screening Hidden Figures in honor of Black History Month. Screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in the CAC Theater. The movie is available to WSU students with a Shocker ID at no…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/01/25/hidden-figures-screening-in-cac-featuring-women-in-stem-panel/

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April’s Science Café will feature biology seminar speaker

…invited seminar speaker, Dr. Walter Meshaka Jr., will also present at Science Café on at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square on the Innovation Campus. Meshaka will give the talk, “Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States: Colonization Processes and Processes.” Meshaka is the senior curator of zoology and botany…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/04/10/aprils-science-cafe-will-feature-biology-seminar-speaker-2/

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April’s Science Café will feature biology seminar speaker

…invited seminar speaker, Dr. Walter Meshaka Jr., will also present at Science Café on at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square on the Innovation Campus. Meshaka will give the talk, “Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States: Colonization Processes and Processes.” Meshaka is the senior curator of zoology and botany…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/04/06/aprils-science-cafe-will-feature-biology-seminar-speaker/

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Distinguished Professor of Psychology from Hunter College to speak on gender equity

…Acquisition Research Center and the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College, CUNY — is visiting Wichita State. The National Science Foundation Advance Catalyst team on campus is sponsoring the visit, including Valian speaking on gender equity at two events. Valian will deliver the talk, “The Advancement of Women: Better, but Still too Slow,” 10-11…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/23/distinguished-professor-of-psychology-from-hunter-college-to-speak-on-gender-equity/

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Distinguished Professor of Psychology from Hunter College to speak on gender equity

…Acquisition Research Center and the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College, CUNY — is visiting Wichita State. The National Science Foundation Advance Catalyst team on campus is sponsoring the visit, including Valian speaking on gender equity at two events. Valian will deliver the talk, “The Advancement of Women: Better, but Still too Slow,” 10-11…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/24/distinguished-professor-of-psychology-from-hunter-college-to-speak-on-gender-equity-2/

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Distinguished Professor of Psychology from Hunter College to speak on gender equity

…Acquisition Research Center and the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College, CUNY — is visiting Wichita State. The National Science Foundation Advance Catalyst team on campus is sponsoring the visit, including Valian speaking on gender equity at two events. Valian will deliver the talk, “The Advancement of Women: Better, but Still too Slow,” 10-11…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/29/distinguished-professor-of-psychology-from-hunter-college-to-speak-on-gender-equity-3/

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Health services, police department host prescription drug take back event

Student Health Services (SHS) is co-sponsoring Prescription Drug Take Back Day with the University Police Department (UPD). The campus community can drop off any unused or expired medications throughout the month of April at SHS in the Student Wellness Center. Its regular office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This national service is …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/30/health-services-police-host-prescription-drug-take-back-event/

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Health services, police department host prescription drug take back event

Student Health Services (SHS) is co-sponsoring Prescription Drug Take Back Day with the University Police Department (UPD). The campus community can drop off any unused or expired medications throughout the month of April at SHS in the Student Wellness Center. Its regular office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This national service is …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/31/health-services-police-department-host-prescription-drug-take-back-event/

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Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers to speak at Words by Women 2023 lecture

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality Studies (WEIS) and the Department of History invite the campus community to Words By Women’s 2023 lecture. Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, a historian of Black women in the United States, will give a lecture, “Julia Chinn: A Story of Sex, Slavery, and Survival in the Old South” at 6 p.m. Thursday,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/08/28/dr-amrita-chakrabarti-myers-to-speak-at-words-by-women-2023-lecture/

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Engineering students create special plaques for Memorial ’70 ceremony

…the Innovation Hub in the John Bardo Center, College of Engineering students created approximately 70 plaques for the Memorial ’70 ceremony held Oct. 2 at the memorial site on campus. The annual ceremony of remembrance occurs every year to honor WSU football players, administrators and supporters who died in the plane crash Oct. 2, 1970. At this year’s…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/10/03/engineering-students-create-special-plaques-for-memorial-70-ceremony/

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Read about the impact of digital transformation at WSU

…called Teaching Today. The October issue of Teaching Today addresses the important topic of digital transformation, and we are excited to share this conversation with our campus industry partners. In this issue, we take on as many aspects of digital transformation as we can with topics such as high-performance computing, the influence of AI on…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/10/25/read-about-the-impact-of-digital-transformation-at-wsu/

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Shocker alumna to lead WSU’s alumni engagement efforts

…administration and marketing graduate. “I’m thrilled to join the WSUFAE in this new role,” Williamson said. “As a WSU graduate, I feel immense pride when I step onto campus. WSU President Rick Muma says he’s excited to welcome Williamson back to her alma mater in this new role. “As Wichita State’s influence as an urban public research university grows,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/10/19/shocker-alumna-to-lead-wsus-alumni-engagement-efforts/

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WSU Symphony Orchestra presents Music of the Movies

…with audiences long after the credits roll. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Miller Concert Hall in Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU Symphony Orchestra (WSUSO) invites the campus community to celebrate the compositions of renowned movie composers such as Alan Menken, Joe Hisaishi and John Williams. As the highlight of the evening, WSUSO will present…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/10/11/wsu-symphony-orchestra-presents-music-of-the-movies/

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ODI to host Saul Flores for upcoming Diversity Lecture Series

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is proud to present the Diversity Lecture Series, a series that features distinguished leaders and experts to inspire campus dialogue, community engagement and learning about the national narrative on diversity and inclusion. Saul Flores will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center with his…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/04/10/odi-to-host-saul-flores-for-upcoming-diversity-lecture-series-2/

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ODI to host Saul Flores for upcoming Diversity Lecture Series

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is proud to present the Diversity Lecture Series, a series that features distinguished leaders and experts to inspire campus dialogue, community engagement and learning about the national narrative on diversity and inclusion. Saul Flores will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center with his…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/04/07/odi-to-host-saul-flores-for-upcoming-diversity-lecture-series/

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Register to attend WSU Community Engagement Institute’s Rising to the Challenge virtual workshops

The WSU Community Engagement Institute invites the campus community to join one, several or all of its fall 2023 Rising to the Challenge interactive workshops centered on navigating challenges with resilience and intention. The hour long sessions are each at 11 a.m. and are open to everyone at no additional charge: The Power of Silence with Patricia Houston …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/09/12/register-to-attend-wsu-community-engagement-institutes-rising-to-the-challenge-virtual-workshops/

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Plan ahead for adjusted hours on Labor Day

Labor Day is coming up Monday, Sept. 4, Shockers, and that means classes will not be in session, and certain services on campus will have adjusted hours. Keep in mind the following availability of services for Labor Day: Housing and Residence Life: The front desks will remain available to help with services like mail, lock outs and emergencies 24/7. Phones…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/08/29/plan-ahead-for-adjusted-hours-on-labor-day/

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Join public talk from philosophy’s colloquium series

The Department of Philosophy invites the campus community to a talk from Drs. David and Deborah Soles titled “Considerations on Loyalty” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center, Gridley Room. The talk is part of philosophy’s colloquium series and is open to all at no additional charge. The abstract for the talk: At the moment allusions …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/09/04/join-public-talk-from-philosophys-colloquium-series/

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Ulrich Museum invites senior community to workshop

…Center in the Ulrich Museum. The event is presented by Wichita artist Micala Gingrich Gaylord in conjunction with the Big Read 2023 and is open to senior citizens on- and off-campus. This workshop will focus on the ways objects house memories. Elders are invited to bring a small object they are willing to leave behind that represents a memory of love.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/02/28/ulrich-invites-senior-community-to-workshop/